Definition of "evaporative" [e•vap•o•ra•tive]

• Of, pertaining to, producing, or produced by evaporation. (adjective)

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• "The Memstar process combines conventional reverse osmosis, as used in water desalination plants, with a second membrane-based process known as evaporative perstraction, to lower the alcohol level in wine without affecting its quality."
• "But there's also something called evaporative emissions."
• "With temperatures in the low 30s and dew points in the mid-20s, Krause added, falling snow went through a process known as "evaporative cooling," essentially cooling surrounding air as it fell, creating a kind of snowmaking machine."